Wyoming School-University Partnership
Governing Board Meeting
Casper, Wyoming
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Casper College Student Union/University of Wyoming-Casper, Room 322
(listed on map as UU Student Center and UWC)
UW-Casper and Casper College Campus
and by conference call
Agenda
1. Welcome and Introductions
10:00-10:30
Information
Diana Clapp, chair
2. Review and Approve Today’s Meeting Agenda*
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b.
July 8, 2015 meeting minutes
Financial report
3. Updates: State Level Committees and Task Forces
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b.
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WY Accountability Advisory Committee,
Diana Clapp
State Board of Education Assessment Task Force,
Audrey Kleinsasser
Wyoming Center for Educational Leadership,
see your meeting packet
4. League of Democratic Schools Proposal
Audrey Kleinsasser, director
5. Grounding Discussion and Education Initiative
10:30-10:45
Discussion, Action
10:45-11:15
Discussion
11:15 – 11:30
Discussion, Action
11:30 – 1:00
Discussion, Lunch
Expanding the Idea of Professional Learning
Communities and Communities of Practice: “Seven Principles
for Cultivating Communities of Practice,” Wenger, McDermott,
and Synder, an excerpt from Cultivating Communities of Practice:
A Guide to Managing Knowledge
Open conversation with Dean Ray Reutzel, the UW Board of Trustees
Education Initiative, other news from the College of Education
6. Updates: Around the Partnership and NNER
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b.
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d.
June 25 conference report, mini grant projects
Partnership ad hoc committee on membership issues
UW College of Education annual fall Literacy Conference, October 2-3
Statewide Articulation of Highest Demand Transfer Programs
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1:00-1:30
Information
7. Other updates or business
1:30-1:50
Information
8. Evaluation of Today’s Meeting and Adjournment
1:50-2:00
Action
*Consent agenda items: items approved simultaneously by approving the September 16 agenda.
Supporting Materials
Regular Partnership Meeting Materials
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Agenda
July 8, 2015 minutes
Bills, financial report
Director’s activities report
Meeting evaluation form
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Grounding overview and reading. “Seven Principles for Cultivating Communities of Practice,” Wenger,
McDermott, and Synder (2002), an excerpt from Cultivating Communities of Practice: A Guide to
Managing Knowledge
Proposal: Providing an Organizational and Fiduciary Home for the League of Democratic Schools
Partnership paid membership dues (as of September 4, 2015)
Roster: Partnership executive committee and governing board members
National Assessment for Educational Progress-Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
Profiles in Performance, National Center for Educational Statistics (accessed September 3, 2015)
Update: Wyoming Center for Educational Leadership, Mark Stock
UW eVolution Technology Conference registration (onsite in Laramie and online)
UW College of Education annual fall Literacy Education Conference registration, Laramie
Final Report, the Partnership’s June 25 OUR KIDS conference
Descriptions of Our Wyoming Kids mini grant funded projects
Minutes from July 15, 2015 Wyoming P16 Council meeting, council dissolution actions
Statewide Articulation of Highest Demand Transfer Programs
Wyoming School-University Partnership September 2015 newsletter
Calendar of Upcoming Events
September 25
September 28-29
September 28-29
October 1-3
October 2-3
October 17
October 8-10
October 26-27
November 4
November 18-20
January 29, 2016
Statewide Higher Education Articulation, University of Wyoming, Laramie
eVolution Technology Conference, University of Wyoming, Laramie and online
AdvancED Statewide Conference, Casper
National Network for Educational Renewal Annual Conference, Chico, California
UW College of Education’s Literacy Education Conference, University of Wyoming, Laramie
Pre-game Pepsi College of Education Booth before UW Football Homecoming Game, Laramie
Wyoming Foreign Language Teachers Association Annual Conference, Holiday Inn, Cody
Math and Science Teachers’ Conference, Casper College, Casper
Partnership Governing Board meeting, Casper
Wyoming School Boards Association annual meeting, Casper
Partnership Governing Board meeting, Casper
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